Double shelf bracket



Millch 1952 B. G. SETVATE DOUBLE SHELF BRACKET Filed Sept. 17, 1948 INVEN TOR.

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Patented Manll, 1952 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 2,588,995 D DOUBLESHELF BRACKET Bernard G. Setvate, Milwaukee, Wis.

Application September 17, 1948, Serial No. 49,677

3 Claims. (Cl. 211-90) This invention relates to improvements in doubleshelf brackets, and more particularly to a novel double shelf bracketformed of bar metal or other suitable bar material.

An object of the invention is to provide a device of the type which willbe stronger than other doubleshelf brackets now in use.

Another object of the invention is to provide a double shelf bracket ofbar material utilizing both a vertical and a diagonal brace means.

Other and further objects of the invention will appear as thedescription proceeds, reference being had to the accompanying drawing,in which:

Fig. l is a view in perspective of a double shelf bracket assemblyembodying the invention.

Fig. 2 is a vertical sectional view of the bracket and shelves of Fig.1.

Fig. 3 is a view on line 3-3 of Fig. 2.

Fig. 4 is a view in perspective of a modified form of bracket.

Referring more particularly to the drawing, the numeral l refers to thedevice generally, having an upper horizontal arm I I, a rear verticalportion I2, a lower horizontal segment [3, a front vertical segment M, ashort horizontal segment l5, and the diagonal segment l5 terminating ina short vertical portion H. A lower shelf I8 is secured to thehorizontal segment l3 by the screws H]. An upper shelf 20 is secured tothe upper horizontal arm II by the screws 2| and 22. The screw 2| alsopasses through the short horizontal segment 15 just below the outer endof the horizontal arm I I. Screws 23 and 24 pass through the verticalrear portion 1 2 into a wall or other supporting surface 25 to which thebracket I0 is attached. The screw 24 also passes through the shortvertical segment 11, thus fixing the diagonal segment I 6.

In Fig. 4 a modified form of the invention is shown in which a singlepiece of bar metal 29 is bent to form a top horizontal arm 30, a rearvertical portion 3|, a lower horizontal segment 32, a frontal verticalportion 33, a short horizontal upper portion 34 immediately underlyingand contacting the frontal end of the horizontal arm 30, and adiagonally downwardly directed segment 35 having a vertically downwardlydirected end portion 36 secured by rivet means 38 to the lower portionof the rear vertical portion 3|. Rivet 31 joins the short horizontalupper portion 34 with the front part of arm 30. The portions 33 and 35are tortionally twisted for added strength.

It will be understood that the device is capable of many modificationsin structure and design, without departing from the spirit of theinvention, within the scope of the appended claims.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed and desired to besecured by Letters Patent of the United States, is:

1. A double shelf bracket comprising a horizontal upper bar, a verticalrear bar, a horizontal lower bar, a vertical front bar, and an obliquebar connecting the top of said front bar with the lower part of the rearbar, all of the said bars being integral to form an oblong rectangularunitary structure with the oblique bar connecting the interior thereof2. A shelf assembly comprising a plurality of bar elements, each elementbeing bent spacedly transversely and longitudinally to form an oblongrectangular structure, an inward continua.- tion thereof forming anoblique reinforcing bar, a lower shelf secured within the lower segmentsof the rectangular structures, and an upper shelf secured to the tops ofthe upper segments of the rectangular structures.

3. A shelf assembly comprising a plurality of bar elements :bentspacedly transversely and longitudinally to form an oblong rectangularstructure, an inward continuation forming an oblique reinforcing barbent torsionally, a lower shelf secured within the lower segment of therectangular structure, and an upper shelf secured to the top of theupper segment of the rectangular structure, the frontal segment of saidrectangular structure bent torsionally.

BERNARD G. SETVATE.

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